Red Panda Exhibit

/Uploads/Public/Images/Zoo/Exhibits/Images/panda-red-cleveland-zoo.jpgThe front paw of the Red Panda are equipped with a 'false thumb,' that is really an extension of the wrist bone to assist in holding bamboo and climbing trees like the Giant Panda.http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Zoo/Zoo-Animals/Panda-Red-155.aspx

/Uploads/Public/Images/Zoo/Exhibits/Images/panda-red-cleveland-zoo-bamboo.jpgRed pandas are excellent tree climbers; most active at dawn, dusk and at night foraging for food.http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Zoo/Zoo-Animals/Panda-Red-155.aspx

/Uploads/Public/Images/Zoo/Exhibits/Images/panda-red-cleveland-zoo-ohio.jpgRed pandas were first discovered in 1821.http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Zoo/Zoo-Animals/Panda-Red-155.aspx

/Uploads/Public/Images/Zoo/Exhibits/baby red panda.jpgRed Panda cubs stay with their mother until the next breeding season starts.http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Zoo/Zoo-Animals/Panda-Red-155.aspx

This large outdoor exhibit currently holds a breeding pair of red pandas of the subspecies Ailurus fulgens fulgens. The two have been producing offspring yearly since 2007.